The New York City subway is famously made up of three formerly…
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Very Expensive Maps Podcast
Evan Applegate has probably the best podcast on cartography going. I was…
Tech Transit Podcast
Readers of my blog might remember the Tech Transit Assn. as the…
The Lost 1943 IND Second System Plan
Students of NYC subway history know this map. It is one of…
End of the Line: The Unfinished Fulton St Subway
When Duke Ellington wrote “Take the A Train” he wasn’t talking about…
IBX: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
I am finally doing a deep dive into the proposed Interborough Express plan. What’s good? What’s bad? And what is just ugly?
MTA Program for Action Service Guide
I recently went down a bit of a rabbit hole reading up…
“Mapping the Underground and Unseen City” talk for the Center for Railroad Photography and Art
Last month I was fortunate enough to give a talk about my…
IND Service Guide: 1953
Celebrating an historic cartographer with a fantastical future map from 1953.
Serving Southeast Queens Part 2
In part one of this series I looked at the long, tortuous…
A quick look at the MTA’s 2025-2044 20-Year Needs Assessment
Early this morning the MTA quietly published the initial outline of their…
Serving Southeast Queens Part 1: The Forgotten Route 131
In the annals of NYC subway history there are numerous examples of…